Indiana Farm Bureau Donates Books to Local Students

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Farm Bureau donated a copy of Indiana Farm Bureau’s 2019 Book of the Year to 800 Marion County school children. The book, “Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth,” was hand delivered to 25 classrooms at five elementary schools within Marion County.
The schools with students who received books are:
• Hornet Park Elementary, Beech Grove
• Brookside School, IPS 54
• James Russell Lowell School, IPS 51
• Francis W. Parker School, IPS 56
• Paramount School of Excellence, Brookside
Several Marion County Farm Bureau volunteers and Indiana Farm Bureau employees visited the five schools to read this year’s book to each classroom and discuss the environmental benefits of composting.
“Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth” was written by Mary McKenna Siddals and illustrated by Ashley Wolff.